Buffalo Sabres 7, Anaheim Ducks 6: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Anaheim Ducks, Buffalo Sabres 7 to Anaheim Ducks 6, on Thursday, October 29, 2026 at Honda Center, Anaheim, CA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Anaheim Ducks vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLThursday, October 29, 2026
DateOct 29, 2026
Start time10:00 PM ET
VenueHonda Center, Anaheim, CA
TVDisney+/ESPN+/Hulu
Attendance15,575
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresAnaheim Ducks
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
6-4-3Record5-7-1
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding3rd in Pacific Division
4-4Road record / home record3-5
LWLWWLast 5WWWWW
L1StreakW5
Team stats
Buffalo SabresAnaheim Ducks
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveAnaheim Ducks
Troy Terry RW · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveA.J. Greer LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveIan Moore D · Lower Body - Not Specified
Injured ReserveRyan Poehling C · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:30 | 2:56 | 1:48 | 14:46 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Carrick | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8:45 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 8:38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:00 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:14 | 0:00 | 0:26 | 11:48 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:55 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13:11 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 10:38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13:45 | 0:13 | 2:23 | 11:09 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:51 | 0:11 | 2:15 | 11:25 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:26 | 3:01 | 0:00 | 16:25 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:28 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 15:16 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:49 | 2:59 | 0:00 | 14:50 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:04 | 0:16 | 0:00 | 10:48 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Crevier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:39 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 11:27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26:00 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 22:48 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:35 | 0:00 | 0:26 | 10:09 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:55 | 0:00 | 3:46 | 20:09 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:27 | 0:00 | 3:44 | 21:43 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Olen Zellweger | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:14 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 17:30 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Ellis | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .829 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 59:56 | 0 | 0 |
Anaheim Ducks Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Carlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:09 | 4:10 | 1:12 | 16:47 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Judd Caulfield | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 12:52 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Colangelo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:06 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 10:20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:18 | 4:10 | 0:00 | 18:08 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael Granlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:14 | 4:10 | 1:30 | 17:34 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 56.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Greer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:33 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Killorn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:00 | 0:46 | 1:42 | 10:32 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Malott | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 10:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:48 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger McQueen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:44 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beckett Sennecke | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:13 | 4:10 | 0:00 | 17:03 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Vatrano | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:33 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Washe | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:09 | 0:46 | 2:00 | 13:23 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Anaheim Ducks Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Hinds | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 15:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Jensen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | 0:00 | 1:05 | 13:44 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson LaCombe | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 29:36 | 4:10 | 3:12 | 22:14 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Luneau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:57 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 21:11 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 13:34 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Warren | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 14:45 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 13:28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Anaheim Ducks Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ville Husso | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .774 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 53:34 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Anaheim Ducks?
Buffalo Sabres won, 7-6, on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Anaheim Ducks?
Buffalo Sabres 7, Anaheim Ducks 6.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Tage Thompson (3 goals). Anaheim Ducks: Cutter Gauthier (2 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Anaheim Ducks played?
Honda Center, Anaheim, CA.
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